and a warm welcome on what is a very pleasant day for football here at the emirates stadium
in north london my name is derek ray and ready with his tactics board to provide all the analysis
is stuart robson i'm very much looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league
it's arsenal up against aston villa thanks derek well both managers will be reminding
their players of starting the game quickly hitting the opposition back playing the ball
forward and regaining possession as quickly as possible hopefully we get a really good game here
number seven
in the wide areas and leading the line today is the hard to defend against
pierre-emerick aubameyang
here's how the lineup looks for aston villa well it's a 4-3-3 formation with a center forward and
two wingers so it's important that the midfield players give support to the striker whenever
the ball goes wide they can't allow him to be isolated thank you for attending stadium
and so the match is underway
really getting stuck in
saka
promising looking attack
well possibilities in the center chance to finish
and a goal to open the scoring a very bright start to this one
well here it is again and it was never really in
doubt was it he was always going to score from there
see what happens next
douglas luis
getting in there to take it away
tna
tomi yasu
granit xhaka tioda nicola pepe
can they find a gap in the defense now let's see about the cross well not cleared away completely
threat over for now it seems
kings
wendia
options in the middle
gabrielle martinelli
is this the moment but we could call that a touch of mischievous finesse
you called it what you like derek i think he was unlucky there that was a clever bit of play
hey
that's a useful cross
matt target will be impressed here perfectly positioned to take it away
anwar elgazi
again
it back and a chance to level it and he's done it parity again a magnificent game unfolding
well here we can see it again he's shown outstanding vision to find the perfect
cutback but there's still plenty for him to do under all sorts of pressure from the
defender he's just able to keep him at bay and finishes with a plum it's a great goal
so back underway following the equalizer
ben white arsenal pushing forward with options available
elgazi
i'm giving the ball away nicola
ben white one minutes of stoppage time has been added on
oh he's left as marco for dead a very timely interception
and the whistle is sounded for half time in this game
i think most fans would be pretty happy with this man's display so far well they weren't
at their best but with that equalizer you can see why he's so important to this team
hopefully they can get more of the ball to him in the second half so he can show us his ability
the two teams have switched around and are ready now for the second half
saka white it's with gabrielle granit xhaka nikola pepe
martinelli this looks promising aubameyang and with the goalkeeper
mcginn that's a good looking ball
beating his opponents
and a fine cross and you've got to say not the best of volleys that time yeah it was
certainly there to hit but he just couldn't make the right contact it was well worldwide in the end
aubameyang
getting forward and he takes it on well i gave him the big build up but the keeper has it comfortably
no mistake by the keeper excellent block
pepe
well that's a foul and it sets up a free kick in a dangerous position
fantastically taken free kick but no reward
yeah whenever he steps forward i expect him to hit the target and he's only inches away there
matty cash
gwendia
here's danny ings and showing fine vision
well they're going to be very cross with themselves because that was a wasted opportunity
read it well
block this might be ideal for the counter
now he's going to be disappointed with that pass
nikola pepe obama young at the ready that's high level goalkeeping well that's a fantastic save
he's such a good keeper well they've been quite for a while now but this has got them going
and they will make the change now number six
and the referee sees that as a foul free kick given
might have been fluttering but he didn't show it a goal from the spot
well here it is again he makes it look so easy the keeper dives
slightly early and he passes it into the other side really confident finish
and time for the change now
what a big moment in the dying embers will it prove decisive here
and unable to pick out a teammate and that'll be a throw
and it's a matter of whether or not arsenal can preserve the victory stewarts what have
you made of their performance well it's been a decent performance from them they've certainly
played the more expensive football and had the better oh big chance here it's still alive
well that save has just about kept them in it but
they have to pose more of a threat at the other end
target
it might be on for them that is a very fine challenge in difficult circumstances
delightful pass
nothing comes of the attack when all is said and done
and the referee is going to add on four added minutes mcginn
throw into arsenal coming up
substitution time as is here
martin erdogan
tommy yasuo and can they exploit the space out wide
so there goes the final whistle it ends in a victory for arsenal maximum points for them what
did you make of it all yes derek there wasn't much in it to be honest really competitive game with
chances at both ends but they probably just about edged it overall and deserve the result in the end
well the cameras get up close and personal with pierre-emerick aubameyang
with good cause well he was a real nuisance today he always looked a
threat and of course he got the winner he was probably the difference between the two teams